A West Bank Demerara man, who was caught with guns and harvested marijuana on a plot of land cultivated with marijuana, pleaded guilty on Thursday and was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment. Magistrate Renita Singh, sitting in the Reliance Magistrates’ ...
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday backed President David Granger’s Emancipation call for entrepreneurship, self-sufficiency and education, but took umbrage at the Guyanese leader’s admonition that they should be ashamed if they do not work. “This is the duplicity, the ...
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) on Wednesday announced the passing of former gold miner and mining advocate, Edward Anthony “Tony” Shields. He was 72 years old. Shields died on August 1, 2018 in the United States (US) where he ...
The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has decentralised the selection of candidates for the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) with at least 50 percent expected to be non-party members, but they must first have time to attend council meetings, party ...
President David Granger on Thursday defended the appointment of Dr. Mark Bynoe, an environmental economist, to head the Department of Energy which would, among other things, decide on granting oil concessions and licences. While conceding that Bynoe was not experienced ...
A Commission of Inquiry has recommended compensation for family members of the eight miners whose burnt remains were found at a mining camp at Lindo Creek, Upper Berbice River area in 2008. “The basis for recommending compensation is that many ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurants is giving consumers a chance to sample its world-famous Jamaican patties for free, as it celebrates its 4th Annual National Jamaican Patty Day (NJPD). The event takes ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King The family of a Brooklyn-based Vincentian retiree murdered in her brother’s home after returning to her native land 40 days ago to attend the funeral of her mother is pleading with ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Tequila Minsky On July 29 in Prospect Park, the D’Radoes Steel Orchestra opened an afternoon folk arts festival in Prospect Park, which through music, words, dance, puppets and theatrical presentations shared the cultural expressions ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Maria Grazia Giammarinaro Maria Grazia Giammarinaro* is UN special rapporteur on trafficking in persons GENEVA, July 30, 2018 (IPS) — States around the world must act now to strengthen their efforts to prevent and ...